Politics & Government

Conversation on Poverty Comes to AFI

The Silver Spring theatre will screen a documentary about the recession on Wednesday.

American Winter, a documentary showing the effects of the economic crisis on American families, will be screened at the AFI Silver Theatre on Wednesday, and Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin will convene a community discussion about poverty beforehand at 6:30 p.m.

More than 200 people will attend this free event in Silver Spring, and tickets are sold out, according to organizers. 

“The goal of this event is not only to show a powerful film, but to continue our collaboration with nonprofit providers, labor organizations, activists, government leaders and residents to develop new initiatives to help us end poverty in our community and beyond,” Ervin said in a news release.

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